Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Succulent
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties
160080
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Alpine Meadows, Tropical Climate
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
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Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm10.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm8.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
-
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Leaf Color in Summer
-
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Leaf Color in Fall
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Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Rosette
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
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Type of Soil
Clay
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The pH of Soil
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
-
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Bloom Time
All year
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Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
-
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
-
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
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Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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Fragrant Bark/Stem
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Showy Foliage
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Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
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Bold
Foliage Sheen
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
PROTEA
HAWORTHIA
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Haworthia
In Hindi
Protea plant
Echeveria
In German
Protea Pflanze
Haworthia
In French
usine de Protea
Haworthia
In Spanish
planta de protea
Haworthia
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Echeveria
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Haworthia
In Polish
Protea roślin
Haworsja
In Latin
Protea herba
Chaoorthia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Proteales
Asparagales
Family
Proteaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Protea
Haworthia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Proteae
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Subfamily
Proteoideae
Asphodeloideae
Number of Species
1600151
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27800
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